Sweet Death: A NovelOverlook Press, 1987 - 130 pages Told with dazzling narrative brilliance and the haunting power of an impassioned soliloquy, an astonishing parable of a woman's obsession of sweets and delicacies is seen. A novel of heartstopping intensity, black humor and passion not easily forgotten. |
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Page 52
... took the child's seat , one after another . Not one of them dared to look me in the face . Then I took other buses on different routes leaving from Gare Saint - Lazare . I traveled around like that until this evening , stopping only to ...
... took the child's seat , one after another . Not one of them dared to look me in the face . Then I took other buses on different routes leaving from Gare Saint - Lazare . I traveled around like that until this evening , stopping only to ...
Page 86
... took for suns . Frozen in impeccable red , Mama's smile floated in state at a vertiginous height . Her eyes , outlined in black , shone like inaccessible stars fallen into the empty orbs of a statue on a pedestal . As for my father ...
... took for suns . Frozen in impeccable red , Mama's smile floated in state at a vertiginous height . Her eyes , outlined in black , shone like inaccessible stars fallen into the empty orbs of a statue on a pedestal . As for my father ...
Page 88
... took me half a day to pick out what I wanted for my trip . Keeping myself busy with little nothings , keeping my mind off temptation . Tracking down crumbs of chocolate in folds of crumpled tin foil . Salvaging crunchy debris in the ...
... took me half a day to pick out what I wanted for my trip . Keeping myself busy with little nothings , keeping my mind off temptation . Tracking down crumbs of chocolate in folds of crumpled tin foil . Salvaging crunchy debris in the ...
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